Sailing

As nor’easter barrels toward Marblehead, coastal flood, high wind warnings in effect
25 Sep

As nor’easter barrels toward Marblehead, coastal flood, high wind warnings in effect

Leigh BlanderSailing, Top Stories
Marblehead is bracing for the season's first nor'easter, with coastal flood and high wind warnings in effect through the weekend. "Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines," according to the National Weather Service. "Power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult... The long duration of the winds coupled with heavy rain and fully leafed trees may exacerbate the risk for tree damage and power outages." As of Friday noon, some boat owners were still scrambling to pull their boats out of the harbor.…
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Marblehead native comes home to direct first film
27 Aug

Marblehead native comes home to direct first film

Grey CollinsArt, Sailing, Top Stories
For three cold, windy May days this year, a sailboat moored in Marblehead Harbor became a bustling film set. Led by Marblehead native Molly Greville, the cast and crew of the short film “Waspringa” braved the inhospitable conditions to get the job done and send the film to the post-production phase. Greville wrote, directed and stars in the film. The 18-minute movie, which Greville describes as a dark comedy and a coming-of-age story, explores the dynamics between family members on their annual sailing trip in…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Townies take to Marblehead waters for national regatta
22 Aug

PHOTO GALLERY: Townies take to Marblehead waters for national regatta

Leigh BlanderRecreation, Sailing, Top Stories
This weekend, the National Town Class Association is hosting its annual regatta out of the Corinthian Yacht Club. "The Town Class has the distinction of being the oldest continuously raced fleet in Marblehead," according to the NTCA website. "The group is made up of sailors of all ages and backgrounds." Regatta organizer Joe Fava wrote to the Current, "The story of the weekend was Bart Snow and crew Cheryl Schilling winning the regatta on a tie break over Mark Maitland and Phoenix Varela. Bart first won…
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Pleon exchange connects young sailors from Marblehead and the Bahamas 
20 Aug

Pleon exchange connects young sailors from Marblehead and the Bahamas 

Grey CollinsSailing, Top Stories
For generations of Marblehead sailors, Pleon Yacht Club has been a place for kids and teens to learn to sail and form a community. For Will Dailey, a Pleon alumnus, it inspired him to create an exchange program connecting coaches from Marblehead with sailors from a grassroots sailing academy on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. The partnership between Pleon and the Eleuthera Sailing Academy began after Dailey, who had sailed at Pleon his whole childhood, spent two months coaching at the academy in…
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Top sailors, tight finishes highlight Ted Hood Regatta
17 Aug

Top sailors, tight finishes highlight Ted Hood Regatta

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports, Top Stories
This past weekend marked the ninth annual Storm Trysail Club Ted Hood Regatta with down to the wire racing in both the PHRF, J105 and Finn Classes.  The winner of the 21-strong Finn Masters was decided in the last leg of the last race when leader Darrel Peck of Oregon scored a total of 17 points after eight races giving him the overall win. John Dane of Mississippi finished his eight races with 18 points while North Shore sailor Luke Buxton of Hamilton took the…
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Ted Hood Regatta returns this weekend
12 Aug

Ted Hood Regatta returns this weekend

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports
This coming weekend marks the 9th annual Storm Trysail Club Ted Hood Regatta taking place at the Eastern Yacht Club. The Ted Hood Regatta was established in 2017 by the Storm Trysail Club’s Marblehead Station to honor Marblehead's famous sailmaker and 1974 America's Cup winner Ted Hood. The regatta this year will feature both an exciting one design event as the 2026 Finn Masters’ North America Championship will take place starting Friday, Aug. 14 with 21 Finns from around the United States and Canada attending.…
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NEWS IN BRIEF: Harbormaster updates, food drive, town surveys
10 Aug

NEWS IN BRIEF: Harbormaster updates, food drive, town surveys

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Community Resources, Community Service, Local News, Sailing
The Current welcomes 150- to 200-word submissions to News in Brief. Send them to info@marbleheadnews.org.   Harbor updatesThe Harbor and Waters Board approved a new policy requiring off-season boating liability insurance for vessels moored in Marblehead Harbor from Nov. 1 through April 1. “It covers any damage that a boat incurs on people and property,” Harbormaster Mark Souza explained.  This boat crash into Stramki’s Pier last winter has prompted new off-season insurance requirements in Marblehead.  COURTESY PHOTO / MERYL THOMPSON  The vote was prompted by…
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Classic yachts, enduring traditions take center stage in Marblehead 
09 Aug

Classic yachts, enduring traditions take center stage in Marblehead 

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports, Top Stories
A total of 27 boats took part in the 27th annual Corinthian Classic this past weekend, competing in a pursuit race format across five classes ranging from vintage and classics to spirit of tradition and modern classics. The event featured a winning boat from France — the gaff cutter Viola, owned by Kostia Belkin, in the vintage class — as well as a first-place finish in the modern classic division by Jud and Cindy Smith aboard the Farr 44 Africa B Squad. The Corinthian Classic…
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Corinthian Classic continues Sunday with 27 boats
09 Aug

Corinthian Classic continues Sunday with 27 boats

Laurie FullertonSailing, Top Stories
A total of 27 vintage, classic and modern classic boats are taking part in the Corinthian Classic this weekend. Yesterday's Pursuit Race offered some great competition amongst the fleet with both the visiting yachtsmen from France on board Viola sailing very well, finishing second across the line with Jud Smith on board the Farr 44 Africa B Squad finishing first across the line. The corrected time is divided by fleet, so Viola is leading in the vintage classic division and Smith is leading in the…
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